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Free-Flow Charging Package B: UK Enforcement Services

Highways England

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderAmendment

22 Jan 2020 at 16:54

Tender Notice
TenderAmendment

09 Dec 2019 at 09:37

Tender Notice
Tender

03 Oct 2019 at 09:09

Tender Notice
Planning

17 Jul 2019 at 11:21

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Highways England is currently managing the procurement process for the "Free-Flow Charging Package B: UK Enforcement Services," a significant initiative within the realm of transport services. This competitive tender, which is at the negotiation stage, focuses on enforcement activities related to the Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing, with a total contract value estimated at £120 million and a minimum threshold of £70 million. The tender period is set to conclude on 31 January 2021, with the contract expected to commence on 1 February 2021 and run until 1 August 2031. Interested parties should reference the Contract Notice for detailed information and are encouraged to engage with the procurement process as it pertains to the UK market.

This tender presents an excellent growth opportunity for businesses specialising in enforcement services, customer service solutions, and IT support relevant to traffic management. Companies involved in software development, penalty charge processing, and customer engagement services would find this procurement particularly advantageous. The scope allows for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate, thereby fostering competition and innovation within the industry. This engagement could significantly enhance service delivery capabilities for contractors aiming to support governmental transport initiatives.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Free-Flow Charging Package B: UK Enforcement Services

Notice Description

Highways England is the government company charged with operating, maintaining and improving motorways and major (trunk) roads in England. Highways England is procuring (as a procurement agent on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport, as described in the Highways England framework document annex C paragraph 2) a second generation free-flow charging service solution for the existing Dartford-Thurrock River Crossing road user charging scheme. A road user charge has been collected at this crossing since 2003 to manage the high demand for its use. Any solution is expected to offer proportionate scalability where systems and operations can deal with alternative charging schemes. This Contracts Finder notice is for UK Enforcement Services as part of the overall free-flow charging service solution, and comprises of managing enforcement activities for vehicles registered in the UK including penalty charge payment processing and customer services. Interested parties should refer to the Contract Notice (https://ted.europa.eu/TED/notice/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:464283-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML) for further information. 5 Economic Operators were pre-qualified and taken forward to the next phase of this procurement exercise. The 3 Economic Operators remaining are: - Conduent Parking Enforcement Solutions - Egis Projects / Imperial Civil Enforcement Services - Emovis Operations Leeds

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-81f331d1-d372-4822-b3fd-43208150292c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64cad2a7-edd8-4463-85d8-fffe9b86d290
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

48 - Software package and information systems

63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

34980000 - Transport tickets

48000000 - Software package and information systems

63712210 - Highway toll services

63712311 - Bridge toll services

63712321 - Tunnel toll services

63712400 - Parking services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72322000 - Data management services

79211000 - Accounting services

79342300 - Customer services

79940000 - Collection agency services

79941000 - Toll-collection services

98351110 - Parking enforcement services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jan 20206 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jan 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
30 Sep 2019Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Feb 2021 - 1 Aug 2031 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Highways England
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DR
Postcode Area
South West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
Vincent Square
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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